BLAME!
In a future version of Earth, there is a city grown so chaotically massive that its inhabitants no longer recall what “land” is. Within this megastructure the silent, stoic Killy is on a mission to find the Net Terminal Gene—a genetic mutation that once allowed humans to access the cybernetic NetSphere. Armed with a powerful Graviton Beam Emitter, Killy fends off waves of attacks from fellow humans, cyborgs and silicon-based lifeforms. Along the way, he encounters a highly-skilled scientist whose body has deteriorated from a lengthy imprisonment who promises to help Killy find the Net Terminal Gene, once she settles a score for herself…
(Source: Kodansha USA)
Note: Includes one extra chapter.
In a future version of Earth, there is a city grown so chaotically massive that its inhabitants no longer recall what “land” is. Within this megastructure the silent, stoic Killy is on a mission to find the Net Terminal Gene—a genetic mutation that once allowed humans to access the cybernetic NetSphere. Armed with a powerful Graviton Beam Emitter, Killy fends off waves of attacks from fellow humans, cyborgs and silicon-based lifeforms. Along the way, he encounters a highly-skilled scientist whose body has deteriorated from a lengthy imprisonment who promises to help Killy find the Net Terminal Gene, once she settles a score for herself…
(Source: Kodansha USA)
Note: Includes one extra chapter.
In a future version of Earth, there is a city grown so chaotically massive that its inhabitants no longer recall what “land” is. Within this megastructure the silent, stoic Killy is on a mission to find the Net Terminal Gene—a genetic mutation that once allowed humans to access the cybernetic NetSphere. Armed with a powerful Graviton Beam Emitter, Killy fends off waves of attacks from fellow humans, cyborgs and silicon-based lifeforms. Along the way, he encounters a highly-skilled scientist whose body has deteriorated from a lengthy imprisonment who promises to help Killy find the Net Terminal Gene, once she settles a score for herself…
(Source: Kodansha USA)
Note: Includes one extra chapter.
Mortality, Technology, Architecture, and Alienation in Blame!
- 100
In a world that keeps moving, the nomad is the one standing still
- 97
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Blame! is a place where art is the story, words are optional and loneliness is inevitable
An underrated dystopian manga filled with badass panels and detailed art that's one of its kind.
BLAME! Informação, pós-verdade e o preço do progresso.
A really strong first manga, and really shows how great Nihei is with his backgrounds and sense of scale
- 90
Spoiler-free review of BLAME! The pinnacle of dystopian world-building.
- 90
Lone & Lost in this Labyrinth
- 90
A chaotic cyberpunk manga where humanity has been forgotten by its own creation
